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HANSARD Pet Abduction BillIt is always a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Mid Norfolk (George Freeman). I congratulate the hon. Member for Southend West (Anna Firth) on her success in the ballot, on…19 Jan 2024HANSARDDraft Wine (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2024I am grateful, Mr Gray, and I understand the point that you make. May I point out that our concern is that pesticides could have been used on vines that produce ice wine? It is…17 Jan 2024HANSARDDraft Wine (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2024It is a pleasure to serve once again with you in the Chair, Mr Gray. I thank the Minister for his exemplary introduction. I had always pictured him with a pint of bitter in his…17 Jan 2024HANSARDHome Energy Efficiency Measures19. How many homes had energy efficiency measures installed in (a) 2010 and (b) 2022.16 Jan 2024HANSARDHome Energy Efficiency MeasuresI echo the observations of my hon. Friend the Member for Reading East (Matt Rodda). I remember in 2008-09, long before I came into this place, working endlessly with Cambridge…16 Jan 2024HANSARDResearch and Development: Private InvestmentPrivate investment will need to ratchet up significantly if it is to offset the loss to the research sector that we are seeing as international student applications plummet as a…10 Jan 2024HANSARDAccess to Work2. What steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for Access to Work assessments.18 Dec 2023HANSARD Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) BillAbsolutely. Of course, Labour Front-Bench Members made that point repeatedly, as did the hon. Member’s predecessor and others on the Government Benches, including, of course,…18 Dec 2023HANSARD Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) BillI am grateful to my hon. Friend, who hits the nail on the head. The Government are so timorous and afraid of further suggestions— [ Interruption. ] . You should be, actually. They…18 Dec 2023HANSARDAccess to WorkI thank the Minister for her answer. Back in September, I asked the then Minister about the impact of long waiting times for Access to Work assessments on the neurodiverse, and I…18 Dec 2023HANSARD Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) BillIt is a pleasure to respond to tonight’s debate, not least because we are graced with no fewer than four former and current DEFRA Secretaries of State on the Government Benches…18 Dec 2023HANSARDMotor TrafficI welcome my constituency neighbour, the hon. Member for South Cambridgeshire (Anthony Browne) to his place on the Front Bench. For the past two years, part of the guided busway…14 Dec 2023HANSARD COP28One of the key themes at COP28 was food system transformation. Given the Climate Change Committee’s damning criticism of this Government’s failure to make progress on cutting…14 Dec 2023HANSARD Public Sector Food ProcurementIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Sir Christopher. I congratulate the hon. Member for Totnes (Anthony Mangnall) on his characteristic vigour and energy in…12 Dec 2023HANSARD Public Sector Food ProcurementI am always grateful for the hon. Gentleman’s interventions. He is a touch prickly, and I think he will find that there are hundreds of worthy Labour party policies out there. I…12 Dec 2023HANSARDFood SecurityI, too, welcome the new Minister, the Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the hon. Member for Keighley (Robbie Moore), and the new Secretary of…07 Dec 2023HANSARDDraft Agriculture (Delinked Payments and Consequential Provisions) (England) Regulations 2023The Secretary of State confirmed only the other day at the Country Land and Business Association conference that only 800 sustainable farming incentive schemes are currently being…06 Dec 2023HANSARDDraft Agriculture (Delinked Payments and Consequential Provisions) (England) Regulations 2023It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Sir Robert. This is a weighty instrument. In fact, it is probably three instruments. It is a shame that the three issues cannot be…06 Dec 2023HANSARDDraft Wine (Revocation and Consequential Provision) Regulations 2023It is a pleasure, as ever, to serve with you in the Chair, Mr Stringer, and to hear the Minister’s introduction. I start by reassuring him and the Whips that we recognise the…04 Dec 2023HANSARDDraft Wine (Revocation and Consequential Provision) Regulations 2023May I press the Minister slightly? In a few weeks’ time, will we not end up with produce being regulated differently in different parts of Great Britain?04 Dec 2023